Credits: Article and images by Ian Skellern @ Quill & Pad. See the original article here - https://quillandpad.com/2023/11/16/new-release-urwerk-ur-230-eagle/
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Martin Frei, artistic director and cofounder of URWERK says: “We are proud to present the UR-230, the latest addition to our iconic series 200 launched in 2006 – 2007 with the introduction of the UR-201 ‘Hammerhead’. Since then, our unceasing quest for innovation has led us to rethink this collection while preserving its energy, its strength. We have evolved the concept, the elegance of the predator, but in a different context. We have created ‘the Maltese Falcon’ and ‘the Pilgrim’, watches akin to a bird of prey with their powerful retrograde system. Today, we reveal our UR-230 ‘Eagle’. This new UR-230 features a complex half-hunter case (with protective cover) crafted from finely layered carbon. The UR-230 is both lightweight and robust. It deserves to bear the name of the king of the skies.”
Air flow
In addition to this time display, the UR-230 “Eagle” showcases new functions. Urwerk has developed a world-first set of shock absorbers designed to protect the new UR-7.30 caliber via turbines.
Back of the Urwerk UR-230 Eagle
A first set of turbines is dedicated to attenuating the impact of any external shock, thereby guaranteeing the robustness and durability of the watch.
Dual air winding regulation turbines of the Urwerk UR-230 Eagle
A second set controls the flow of air that feeds the winding system. The strength of this “air brake”, designed to modulate the winding power according to the wearer’s level of activity, is set by a rotating knob on the back of the watch.
Automatic/Manual winding switch of the Urwerk UR-230 Eagle
A second switch opposite the first serves to entirely disengage the rotor. The UR-230 Eagle then switches to manual winding mode.
Air-Brake winding regulation indicator of the Urwerk UR-230 Eagle
The level of adjustment of these two functions is indicated by two symmetrical indicators at 11 and 1 o’clock on the CTP carbon cover.
Urwerk UR-230 Eagle on the wrist
Heart and body
The UR-230 “Eagle” also features the same case design as the UR-200 collection. A trapeze shape with a pronounced elongation towards the 6 o’clock position, a staggered layout around the sapphire apertures, a crown at 12 o’clock and clever management of acute and softened angles: the UR-230 “Eagle” asserts its fundamentally Urwerk nature.
Its case is once again made from CTP carbon, the material offering the best weight/stiffness/graphic effect ratio.
Urwerk UR-230 Eagle lume
Black, light, and rigid, this carbon is machined in superimposed layers, pressure-bonded at high temperatures. The resulting block is then worked into the mass, following a pattern that reveals the layers in a regular, controlled geometric pattern. The back is made of grooved and perfectly dermo-compatible black DLC titanium.
Inside the case, the UR-230 ‘Eagle’ encloses its UR-7.30 caliber in a hermetically sealed container resembling a strongbox.
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Credits: Article and images by Ian Skellern @ Quill & Pad. See the original article here - https://quillandpad.com/2023/11/16/new-release-urwerk-ur-230-eagle/
